diff --git a/deploy/cephcsi/image/Dockerfile b/deploy/cephcsi/image/Dockerfile
index 1b75bcdb3..4255c5ff9 100644
--- a/deploy/cephcsi/image/Dockerfile
+++ b/deploy/cephcsi/image/Dockerfile
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ ARG GOROOT=/usr/local/go
 COPY build.env /
 
 RUN source /build.env && \
+    ( test -n "${GO_ARCH}" && exit 0; echo -e "\n\nMissing GO_ARCH argument for building image, install Golang or run: make image-ceph-csi GOARCH=amd64\n\n"; exit 1 ) && \
     mkdir -p ${GOROOT} && \
     curl https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go${GOLANG_VERSION}.linux-${GO_ARCH}.tar.gz | tar xzf - -C ${GOROOT} --strip-components=1